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Contested Boundaries: A New Pacific Northwest History

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by David J. Jepsen, David J. Norberg
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Availability:In StockContributor:David J. Jepsen, David J. NorbergPublish date:2017-04-10Pages:416
Language:EnglishPublisher:Wiley-BlackwellISBN-13:9781119065548ISBN-10:1119065542UPC:9781119065548Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, EssaysBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.60 x 6.60 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.4506Product ID:SCSNXHRBXF

Contested Boundaries: A New Pacific Northwest History is an engaging, contemporary look at the themes, events, and people that have shaped the history of the Pacific Northwest over the last two centuries.

  • An engaging look at the themes, events, and people that shaped the Pacific Northwest - Washington, Oregon, and Idaho - from when only Native Peoples inhabited the land through the twentieth century.
  • Twelve theme-driven essays covering the human and environmental impact of exploration, trade, settlement and industrialization in the nineteenth century, followed by economic calamity, world war and globalization in the twentieth.
  • Written by two professors with over 20 years of teaching experience, this work introduces the history of the Pacific Northwest in a style that is accessible, relevant, and meaningful for anyone wishing to learn more about the region's recent history. A companion website for students and instructors includes test banks, PowerPoint presentations, student self-assessment tests, useful primary documents, and resource links: www.wiley.com/go/jepsen/contestedboundaries.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Wiley-BlackwellISBN-13:9781119065548ISBN-10:1119065542UPC:9781119065548Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, EssaysBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.60 x 6.60 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.4506Product ID:SCSNXHRBXF

David Jepsen is a former journalist and corporate marketing professional who has been writing professionally for 40 years. He holds a BA in Communications and a MA in History from the University of Washington. Since 2007, he has taught at Pierce College, the University of Washington Tacoma, and Tacoma Community College, where he is currently a member of the adjunct faculty, teaching both U.S. and Pacific Northwest history. His many writing awards include Honorable Mention for the 2006 Oregon Historical Society Joe Palmer Award for the article "Old-Fashioned Revival: Religion, Migration and a New Identity for Pacific Northwest at Mid-Twentieth Century" (2006).

David Norberg has taught Pacific Northwest history in Washington for nearly 14 years and currently is a full-time member of the history faculty and chair of the Social Sciences Division at Green River Community College, in Auburn, Washington. He holds a BA in History from the University of Washington and a MA in History from Western Washington University. His article, "The Ku Klux Klan in the Valley, a 1920s Phenomenon," published by the White River Valley Museum, shed new light on the conservative backlash in the region following World War I.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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